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CLAUSES
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- 1DEFINING CLAUSESUsed to give essential information about something or someone
Provides information that we need in order to understand what or who is being referred to.
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"His brother, who works at the supermarket, is a friend of mine." - 2NON-DEFINING CLAUSEIf the clause was removed, the
sentence would still make sense on its own.
- Clauses always separated by commas
- The information is extra, not essential.
"we will raise £10,000 for local charities which help the homeless" - 3RELATIVE PRONOUNS IN A DEFINING CLAUSEThat, who, whom, whose, which
- 4RELATIVE PRONOUNS IN A NON -DEFINING CLAUSEwho, whom, whose, which
(NOT 'THAT') - 5ADJECTIVAL CLAUSESHave a subject and a verb DESCRIBING a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
They don't change the meaning, they provide more information.
"Pizza, WHICH MOST PEOPLE LOVE, is not very healthy." - 6ADVERBIAL CLAUSESQUALIFY the meaning of the verb in the main clause.
Usually start with a subordinating conjunction
(e.g., although, because, if, until, when)
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- A-Level English Language (TERMS) Flashcards on CLAUSES, created by louisa-97 on 07/04/2016.
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